by admin | Jan 17, 2007 | News
A recovering drug and alcohol addict pleads with the legislature for more state money to be spent at centers who give people like her a second chance. Aaronette Noble of O’Fallon smoked her first marijuana at age 7; took her first drink at 14, started using meth...
by admin | Jan 9, 2007 | Crime / Courts
A Springfield woman driving drunk when she caused a fatal traffic crash last July has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder. Audrey Jeanette Driscoll’s blood alcohol level was more than four times the legal limit when...
by admin | Aug 16, 2006 | Uncategorized
Law enforcement officers from around the state gathered in Jefferson City to kick off this year’s campaign of “You Drink and Drive … You Lose.” The campaign runs now through Labor day Weekend and uses sobriety checkpoints and increased police...
by admin | Aug 10, 2006 | Politics / Govt
A new study of Internet sales of alcohol finds more and more young people are buying alcohol online and by-passing the age checks that are conducted in bars or liquor stores. Mike Schlar with the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control says the U.S. Supreme...
by admin | Aug 2, 2006 | Crime / Courts, Politics / Govt
A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate the drunk driving arrest of Jasper County Presiding Commissioner Chuck Surface. Lawrence County’s prosecutor will take over the case. The Jasper County prosecutor is stepping aside because he represents...
